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Long-term treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease in primary and secondary care: Results from an international survey
Froelich, Lutz,
Andreasen, Niels,
Tsolaki, Magda,
Foucher, Arnaud,
Kavanagh, Shane,
Van Baelen, Bart,
Schwalen, Susanne
Objective: The International Outcomes Survey in Dementia (IOSID) was initiated to observe the effects of current standard of care for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) on patient outcomes and caregiver burden in a real-life setting. Research design and methods: This 2-year, international, prospective, longitudinal and observational cohort survey involved patients with mild-to-moderate AD (Mini-Mental State Examination [MMSE] […]
Comparison of patient therapy adherence of two structural different memory clinics
Weih, M,
Sulimma, A.-K,
Lehfeld, H,
Niklewski, G,
Sonnenberg, M,
Richter-Schmidinger, T,
Alexopoulos, P,
Gräßel, E,
Kornhuber, J
There are more than 100 memory clinics established in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland. We compared the impact of the structure of two German memory clinics (Erlangen and Nuremberg) on therapeutic outcome. 483 patients suffering from dementia with indication for antidementive therapy were included in this study. The data ascertainment included patient-related data, the mini […]
Decision-making and outcomes of feeding tube insertion: a five-state study
Teno, Joan M.,
Mitchell, Susan L.,
Kuo, Sylvia K.,
Gozalo, Pedro L.,
Rhodes, Ramona L.,
Lima, Julie C.,
Mor, Vincent
Objectives: To examine family member’s perceptions of decision-making and outcomes of feeding tubes.; Design: Mortality follow-back survey. Sample weights were used to account for oversampling and survey design. A multivariate model examined the association between feeding tube use and overall quality of care rating regarding the last week of life.; Setting: Nursing homes, hospitals, and […]
Assessment of cognition in mild cognitive impairment: a comparative study
Snyder, Peter J.,
Jackson, Colleen E.,
Petersen, Ronald C.,
Khachaturian, Ara S.,
Kaye, Jeffrey,
Albert, Marilyn S.,
Weintraub, Sandra
The demand for rapidly administered, sensitive, and reliable cognitive assessments that are specifically designed for identifying individuals in the earliest stages of cognitive decline (and to measure subtle change over time) has escalated as the emphasis in Alzheimer’s disease clinical research has shifted from clinical diagnosis and treatment toward the goal of developing presymptomatic neuroprotective […]
Modality of physical exercise and cognitive function in Hong Kong older Chinese community
Lam, Linda C. W.,
Tam, Cindy W. C.,
Lui, Victor W. C.,
Chan, W. C.,
Chan, Sandra S. M.,
Chiu, Helen F. K.,
Wong, Ada,
Tham, M. K.,
Ho, K. S.,
Chan, W. M.
Objective: We reported the association between modality of Physical Exercise and cognitive function in 782 older Chinese adults assessed in the second phase of a population survey for dementia in Hong Kong.; Methods: Profiles of physical exercise was measured by a questionnaire (no exercise, stretching, aerobic and mind-body exercise). Cognitive Assessments included the CMMSE, ADAS-Cog, […]
Nursing homes and end-of-life care in Japan
Objectives: To describe end-of-life care in Japanese nursing homes by comparing facility and characteristics of residents dying in nursing homes with those who had been transferred and had died in hospitals, and by comparing the quality of end-of-life care with hospitals and with their respective counterparts in the United States.; Setting: National sample of 653 […]